From ‘Japanese Haiku’ Translated by Peter Beilenson.

MY TWO PLUM TREES ARE
SO GRACIOUS …
SEE, THEY FLOWER
ONE NOW, ONE LATER

- BUSON



ONE FALLEN FLOWER
RETURNING TO THE
BRANCH? … OH NO!
A WHITE BUTTERFLY

- MORITAKE



ARISE FROM SLEEP, OLD CAT,
AND WITH GREAT YAWNS
AND STRETCHING …
AMBLE OUT FOR LOVE

- ISSA



DIM THE GREY COW COMES
MOOING MOOING
AND MOOING
OUT OF THE MORNING MIST

- ISSA



ON HER DEAD SON
IN WHAT WINDY LAND
WANDERS NOW
MY LITTLE DEAR
DRAGONFLY HUNTER?

- CHIYO-NI



OLD DARK SLEEPY POOL …
QUICK UNEXPECTED
FROG
GOES PLOP! WATERSPLASH

- BASHO



GOOD FRIEND GRASSHIPPER
WILL YOU PLAY
THE CARETAKER
FOR MY LITTLE GRACE?

- ISSA



NOW BE A GOOD BOY
TAKE GOOD CARE OF
OUR HOUSE …
CRICKET MY CHILD

- ISSA



NOW MY LONELINESS
FOLLOWING
THE FIREWORKS …
LOOK! A FALLING STAR!

- SHIKI



CAN’T IT GET AWAY
FROM THE STICKY
PINE-BRANCHES …
CICADA SINGING?

- GIJOENS



VOICES OF TWO BELLS
THAT SPEAK FROM
TWILIGHT TEMPLES …
AH! COOL DIALOGUE

- BUSON



CAMELLIA-PETAL
FELL IN SILENT DAWN …
SPILLING
A WATER-JEWEL

- BASHO



FRIEND, THAT OPEN MOUTH
REVEALS YOUR
WHOLE INTERIOR …
SILLY HOLLOW FROG!

- ANON.



BUTTERFLY ASLEP
FOLDED SOFT ON
TEMPLE BELL …
THEN BRONZE GONG RANG!

- BUSON



GOD EVENING BREEZE!
CROOKED AND
MEANDERING
YOUR HOMEWARD JOURNEY

- ISSA



SEE THE MORNING BREEZE
RUFFLING HIS SO
SILKY HAIR …
COOL CATERPILLAR

- BUSON



THE TURNIP FARMER ROSE
AND WITH A FRESH-
PULLED TURNIP …
POINTED TO MY ROAD

- ISSA



FLOWER IN THE STREAM
THUS TOO MY LOVELY LIFE
MUST END, ANOTHER
FLOWER …
TO FALL AND FLOAT AWAY

- ONITSURA



I AM GOING OUT …
BE GOOD AND PLAY
TOGETHER
MY CRICKET CHILDREN

- ISSA



ANGRY I STRODE HOME …
BUT STOOPING IN
MY GARDEN
CALM OLD WILLOW-TREE

- RYOTA



OH DO NOT SWAT THEM …
UNHAPPY FLIES
FOREVER
WRINGING THEIR THIN HANDS

- ISSA



SEE … THE HEAVY LEAF
ON THE SILENT
WINDLESS DAY …
FALLS OF ITS OWN WILL

- BONCHO



I MUST TURN OVER …
BEWARE OF LOCAL
EARTHQUAKES
BEDFELLOW CRICKET!

- ISSA



VISITING THE GRAVES …
TROTTING ON TO SHOW
THE WAY …
OLD FAMILY DOG

- ISSA



NO OIL TO READ BY …
I AM OFF TO BED
BUT AH! …
MY MOONLIGHT PILLOW

- BASHO



WINDY WINTER RAIN …
MY SILLY BIG
UMBRELLA
TRIES WALKING BACKWARD

- SHISEI-JO



BUDDHA ON THE HILL …
FROM YOUR HOLY
NOSE INDEED
HANGS AN ICICLE

- ISSA